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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Dogs in Port

Collection, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 17, 2023
A Random post about dogs from 2013 mentions that the Society holds a Register of Dogs in Port Melbourne from 1892 (Cat No 1730). In fact PMHPS holds six items relating to the registration of dogs covering the period 1882 to 1915 so let's take a closer look at the book that covers the years 1892 to 1901. Dog Register…

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An Exciting Incident

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 3, 2020
by David Radcliffe On Saturday evening, 7th February 1903 a series of robberies took place in Esplanade East followed by a high speed chase down Spring Street East culminating in a dangerous collision with a cable drawn tram in Bay Street opposite the Town Hall. The unfolding drama was captured by an unnamed staff reporter at the Argus under the headline An Exciting…

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Cambridge Street

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 4, 2019
Cambridge Street (highlighted). MMBW Map, 1894 Passers-by today would find it difficult to identify the street highlighted in the above 1894 MMBW map. That's because it doesn't exist, although that is not strictly true. Part of the street is still there but it no longer intersects with Farrell Street. This is Cambridge Street. The origins of the name are unknown, but…

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Sir George Cuscaden

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryAugust 26, 2014
Sir George Cuscaden by Walter Stoneman, bromide print, 1923. Used with permission from National Portrait Gallery, London under the Creative Commons Licence. George Cuscaden was born in Wexford, Ireland, the third son of William H Cuscaden, on 31 December 1857. He studied at Dublin University, Edinburgh University and in London attaining medical qualifications which led him to a position as ship's surgeon with…

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